Which of the following is one of the core five rights of medication administration?

• A. The right patient
• B. Right assessment
• C. Right documentation
• D. Right education

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is making sure the medication is given to the correct person. Verifying the patient’s identity before administration prevents errors that could harm someone by receiving the wrong drug or dose. In practice, you confirm identity using at least two identifiers—such as the patient’s name and date of birth or medical record number—and compare them with the order and the information on the patient’s band or chart. This step is a foundational safety check that helps catch mix-ups with similar names, room changes, or chart errors. The right patient is one of the five classic rights used to guide safe med administration: patient, drug, dose, route, and time. Other options like assessing whether a drug is appropriate at that moment or ensuring proper documentation and patient education are important safety activities, but they aren’t counted among these five rights themselves.